Atkins reviews preliminary plansATKINS — The Atkins School Board heard updates about the field house project and approved several items during its regular meeting Monday. A project that has been discussed for the past few months is a new field house. Superintendent Joe Fisher presented the board with a preliminary plan for the new field house and locker room. The current field house is close to 30 years old and is too small for what they need now, according to Fisher. The ne...

RSD OKs disbursing officerThe Russellville School Board appointed a disbursing officer, heard updates and made several personnel changes during its regular meeting Tuesday. The board approved for board member Chris Cloud to be the disbursing officer and appointed Morgan Barrett as an alternate. The board also approved several personnel changes. Resignations were accepted for Danielle Gray, secondary special education self-contained teacher; Ernest Dvorak, special educa...

Dardanelle talks gym heating and airDARDANELLE — The Dardanelle School Board approved a timeline Monday for the installation of a heating and air conditioning system for the high school gymnasium and approved a supplemental insurance check. The school board approved a timeline regarding the installation process of a heating and air conditioning system for the high school gymnasium. The timeline came from Lewis Architects and Engineers. Currently, the project is in the early stag...

JROTC receives donationBoyce Woods VFW Post 3141 in Dardanelle recently donated $1,000 to the Russellville High School (RHS) JROTC program. Major Todd Gray said the money will go into the cadet fund to pay for competition feeds and any costs associated with competitions. This is the first year for RHS to have a JROTC program and have approximately 80 students in the program. Pictured are students in the JROTC program along with Dale McAnulty with the Boyce Woods VFW...

Danville puts on third annual Living History NightDANVILLE — Tuesday night was full of history as students portrayed those of the past at the Danville Cemetery to visitors of the third annual Living History Night. The event, which brought more than 200 guests to the cemetery last year, was created by Kelly Klober, Danville Elementary school librarian and director of the Living History Night. “[I got the idea when] I went to Mount Holly [in Little Rock] and I thought we could do that here,” Kl...

Character pumpkinsDOVER — In an effort to make literacy more fun in the classrooms, Dover Elementary School had each class turn a pumpkin, donated by Harp’s, into a character from a book. “We were looking for ways to have literacy tie in something that would make it fun and exciting for kids,” Ryan Staggs, Dover Elementary principal said. “I want to say a big thank you to Harps for donating the pumpkins, too.” Once the character pumpkins were completed, they we...

Clarksville School Board green lights several new employeesCLARKSVILLE — The Clarksville School Board approved hiring several employees and left some board positions the same during its regular meeting Tuesday. Craig Frost will remain as board president, Jamie Payne will remain as vice president and secretary, and Clay Austin will remain as disbursing officer. Bobby Freeman was appointed as the Arkansas School Board Association Advocacy Network member. In other business, the board approved the employm...

Pottsville school board approves bonusesPOTTSVILLE — The Pottsville School Board approved personnel items during its recent meeting. The board voted to approve a one-time $700 bonus for all full-time employees and a one-time $500 bonus for all part-time employees. Board members also accepted the resignation of Shellie Price and employed Jaquita Lamb as a custodian for the 2017-18 school year. In other business, the board adopted the Arkansas School Board Assocations (ASBA) policy re...

ATU's Warnick named Apple Distinguished EducatorDr. Jason Warnick, assistant vice president for student success and associate professor of psychology at Arkansas Tech University, has been selected to the Apple Distinguished Educator class of 2017. "Apple is pleased to welcome Jason Warnick to the ADE Class of 2017," read a statement from the Apple Disintguished Educator team. "The Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) program began in 1994, when Apple recognized K-12 and higher education pione...

University of Central Arkansas announces May graduatesCONWAY -- The University of Central Arkansas held commencement on Saturday, May 6 in the Farris Center. University officials conferred 888 undergraduate degrees and 242 graduate degrees during three ceremonies. Commencement for the College of Education, College of Liberal Arts and College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics was at 10 a.m. Commencement for the College of Business and the College of Fine Arts and Communication was at 1 p.m. Comm...